Simbec1863

Carbs done at last, rebuilt and bench synced just need to be home long enough now to refit to the bike.

I can confirm I can only do the Saturday due to travel on Sunday and can ride over on whatever is road worthy currently RGV or Slabbie as the K is in bits waiting on parts from Suzuki.

I think the hole spacing was 38mm so if they are the same as a blandit then a 5EB R6 tap will work as I run one on my blandit race bike, the fuel outlet is much larger than a Suzuki so you need the R6 pipe and filter with the tap. I reduced mine down by then connecting the R6 in-line filter to the original Suzuki fuel hose that feeds the carb

I can ride over on the Killa K, RGV or Slabbie, as always depends on if I have to travel back to Denmark Sunday or Monday so may only be on for Saturday if I can't do both. If someone else can do both days and hasn't had the chance before I can live with not being on the list , would probably come over for a visit to talk bollocks anyway....

I’m up for it depending on work /travel

My short seasons over on the Blandit,only managed 2 rounds,got up to 5th in the Seniors championship, think I was on for a best of 4th if I hadn’t of missed Cadwell and Oulton Park due to illness and the runts now up for sale ready for a class change next season. So this story ends here for now with the blandit being replaced by slabbie power once I pay and collect it

A bit more done today, carbs seem to be full of sand and rust Amazed the old girl even ran…..

Carb 4 stripped and dipped in the fizzy bath

Part 2 today,gave the carbs an external quick clean then saw what looked liked araldite on the outside of the leaking carb,opened up the float bowl and found this crap inside it,seems to be fluid tight but looks like it has the wrong length float bowl drain plug fitted,rather than replace it someone in the past decide to bodge the float bowl full of araldite…..The carbs will be getting a full clean and rebuild so this will be replaced in due course.

Carbs off after what seemed like 2 hours and mass dismantling of the bike,it’s in pretty good nick under the fairing with a few screws missing and a bit of oil on the engine but looks like it will clean up nicely with most of the paint still looking fresh.My OCD is starting to kick in with me having to stop myself from fully taking it to bits and starting cleaning and refurbing from back to front

Slabby speedos look like this

Mot passed a couple of weeks ago,spent a few hours today sweating in the sunshine. 30 year old coils,ht leads and caps replaced, short plugs fitted to ease removal due to the straight plug heads.Fitted some titanium calliper mounting bolts and a carbon oil pump cover after I lost my original last year when the screws came loose.Quick blast round the block in my shorts and T-shirt before refitting the fairing, all working fine. Pricing up a cougar red clutch and new radial master cylinder to see which body parts I need to sell .

No problem, there is a GSXR1100 89-92 (K,L,M,N) service manual on the list.

You’ll find a downloadable manual here https://www.carlsalter.com/suzuki-service-manuals.asp

Mot booked so thought I best drag the smoker out and give her the once over,fired up ok but died straight away when warmed up as soon as I tried to test the electrics.Guess the battery is knackered so need a new one before next weekend. The annual track outing is looming so knocked a few jobs off the list before the thunder and rain stopped play. 1/4 turn throttle tube fitted,new grips and the now compulsory brake lever guard.

Back from a 50 mile blast,mot and taxed no advisories

Back home for a few weeks so it’s Mot day first time for 2 years so fingers crossed

If it’s just the relay I got one from wemoto for around a tenner a couple of years ago,I imagine they still sell them

Not back in the UK until the weekend but then remembered I haven't updated this thread for a while, junked the old cans last month and replaced with some louder shiny ones until the next phase of the project, starting to collect parts already but mainly parts that are just knackered and need replacing anyway.At least she's breathing a bit better although a nasty carb leak on the way home nearly caused a small roadside fire,I had enough piss to put it out , managed to limp home so now need to get the carbs off when I'm back in the UK, although she's bottom of the list behind 2 MOTs, track prepping the smoker for the annual Big Bang and getting the race blandit ready for Cadwell... I really need a job that means I'm home every night

A few action pics from Donington and Castle Combe

He hardly brakes, jumps the mountain,is super fast..and a top bloke who won the Bandit challenge a few times

First chance in a while to do anything with the old bus,brakes bled up and wired the fart blade brake light switch.All tested and working ok,probably need to give the brakes another bleed to get the last bit of air out but had to abandon the outside shed when it started to rain.Stuck a cable tie on the brake lever after giving them a good pump will check tomorrow to see if the last bit of air has gone.

Or Moto Brain......

Sat waiting for my flight to work this morning and a spooky moment on eblag when you see your original bike for sale, it is still alive and up for sale just down the road from me for over £6000, I might email them to tell them their lovely original condition barn find was well and truly crashed by me in 1988 and is on its 2nd frame with repaired and replaced bodywork and has only 1 key,I still have the spare hanging in the shed

Back in hotel quarantine in Denmark so here’s a race report from this weekend’s Blandit Challenge at Castle Combe. Dry and sunny Saturday so no tyre decisions to make,bike was running shit after Donny so treated the runt to fresh oil,plugs and a few more bits and bobs.Practice went ok but my times were slow,TQ came round and managed to gather some speed went faster than the races last year but still qualified 21st. Race 1 soon arrived, sat on the grid in 21st with a plan,start fast,don’t lose any places and try to get in amongst the front boys by the 1st corner….lights out and go it’s worked I’m up to 16th in the 10 lapper.I hit my markers and grab another place, just keep plugging away until the flag,I head back to the pits and my lad says I’ve done my fastest ever lap and came 13th overall and 4th in the Seniors class a mate came to congratulate me and said you were brutal on your overtakes and I couldn’t stick with you that’s a compliment I’ll gladly take. A few beers to celebrate Saturday night then off to bed only to be greeted by mist and rain Sunday morning, I try to be calm and resist the need to change tyres until last minute as the weather is sunny,then it’s pissing it down….eventually I go to wets with only 5 minutes to my race start the ff..ing suns out and I roll up to the grid in 13th the only person on wets,the tracks drying rapidly so I think I’ll just ride as hard as I can until the tyres are destroyed and I probably crash I manage to get to the end in 18th place chasing my mate who looks at my tyres at the end of the race as if to say how did you chase me all race on wets .The last race arrives and another decent finish with more points in the bag,I’m up to 6th in the Seniors cup with my favourite track Cadwell up next so fingers crossed for a decent weekend. Only 2 rounds left for me on the blandit before the runt goes up for sale as I’m confirmed running slabby power in FP3 next season big thanks to @Markz9for agreeing a fair deal on his spare bike